#20 - Going The Extra Mile (and a Half)

This year my entire family joined me on the Race for the Cure.  This is my 3rd 5K during this 101/1001 cycle and I had expected it to be my 4th.  I was not in shape for the Metroparks 5K that I had done for the last 2 years this summer and I skipped it.  This means I need to run 3 next year if I'm going to meet my goal.  We'll see.  I'm going to have to keep my training up through the winter so I can be ready when the weather breaks in the spring.  This was my problem this year. 

I ran most of the 5K, but my feet really started going numb and I had to walk for 5 minutes near the end to get the circulation back in them.  I was able to finish running.  This year the race course looped on itself in such a way that I could go quickly from the finish line to the halfway mark and catch up with my wife and 3 kids who were walking the entire course.  I was able to finish their leg with them (and carry my 4 year old on my shoulders for part of it) which was a real treat.

In my age group I finished 93rd out of 93 racers (1942nd overall) with an official time of 45:02.75, much slower than last year's pace.  The race attracted over 18,000 racers officially and was very inspirational.  Next year I'll be better.